vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6365-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6365-2",
  "summary": "open-vm-tools vulnerability",
  "details": "USN-6365-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A\n remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass SAML token\n signature verification and perform VMware Tools Guest Operations.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20900"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-09-25T10:55:21Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:16Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "open-vm-tools",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3",
        "2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1",
        "2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1",
        "2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2",
        "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1",
        "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
        "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-20900",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
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        "name": "open-vm-tools",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"
            }
          ]
        }
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      "versions": [
        "2:10.1.10-3",
        "2:10.1.10-3build1",
        "2:10.1.15-1",
        "2:10.1.15-1build1",
        "2:10.2.0-2",
        "2:10.2.0-2build1",
        "2:10.2.0-3",
        "2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1",
        "2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2",
        "2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3",
        "2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
        "2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
        "2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3",
        "2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2",
        "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2",
        "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3",
        "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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          "cves": [
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              "id": "CVE-2023-20900",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6365-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20900"
    }
  ]
}